Selection from: On Fellow-Climbers

The spiritual mountain is a wonderful metaphor for the concept of The SELF, and mountain climbing is a perfect corollary to living the spiritual life. In this section we attempt to bring into focus the critical tools and skills needed for us to collectively ascend the mountain of the Spiritual SELF.

The insight and wisdom found in this section is drawn from three crucial Theosophical sources.

This week, we highlight our section On Fellow-Climbers with a selection from an article by H. P. Blavatsky in which the importance of unity among fellow-students is described and a quote from the Voice of the Silence in which the student is encouraged to seek out those who have less and aid them on their path:

“The upasaka [disciples] while studying must take care to be united as the fingers on one hand. Thou shalt impress upon their minds that whatever hurts one should hurt the others, and if the rejoicing of one finds no echo in the breasts of the others, then the required conditions are absent, and it is useless to proceed.” “The co-disciples must be tuned by the guru as the strings of a lute (vina),each different from the others, yet each emitting sounds in harmony with all. Collectively they must form a key-board answering in all its parts to thy lightest touch (the touch of the Master). Thus their minds shall open for the harmonies of Wisdom, to vibrate as knowledge through each and all, resulting in effects pleasing to the presiding gods (tutelary or patron-angels) and useful to the Lanoo. So shall Wisdom be impressed forever on their hearts and the harmony of the law shall never be broken.” — Practical Occultism

“Give light and comfort to the toiling pilgrim, and seek out him who knows still less than thou; who in his wretched desolation sits starving for the bread of Wisdom and the bread which feeds the shadow, without a Teacher, hope or consolation, and—let him hear the Law.” — The Voice of the Silence